This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 102110978 filed in Taiwan, R.O.C. on Mar. 27, 2013, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The disclosure relates to a rack, more particularly to a combined rack with adjustable widths.
The left and right sides of a combined rack are usually equipped with a sliding rail respectively to enable itself to be pulled out from the cabinet or be pushed into the cabinet. The combined rack comprises at least two sliding-sleeve members, multiple side components (on the front side as well as the back side) and a carrying member. The sliding-sleeve members are sleeved on the two sliding rails respectively. The sliding rail is disposed on the cabinet and the sliding-sleeve member usually has a connecting portion corresponding to the side component of the combined rack and a sliding groove for the sliding rail to be disposed on. Thereby, the sliding-sleeve member can be installed on the combined rack and can move relative to the sliding rail so that the combined rack may be pulled out or be pushed in.
Since the carrying member of the combined rack is installed on the sliding-sleeve members on the left and right sides, one combined rack cannot fit all cabinets with different accommodation spaces. Moreover, if the width of the combined rack does not match the cabinet, the accommodation space of the cabinet cannot be fully utilized.
A combined rack for connecting two sliding rails comprises a front plate, a back plate, a left component, a right component and a carrying component. The front plate, the back plate, the left component, the right component and the carrying component together form an accommodation space. The left component and the right component are configured for being installed on the two sliding rails respectively, in a slidable manner. The carrying component comprises a carrying member, a front combining component and a back combining component. The lower edge of the front plate comprises a back support structure, and the front combining component and the back combining component on opposite two sides of the carrying component are installed on the front support structure and the back support structure respectively.
The present disclosure will become more fully understood from the detailed description and the drawings given herein below for illustration only, and thus does not limit the present disclosure, wherein:
In the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the disclosed embodiments. It will be apparent, however, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are schematically shown in order to simplify the drawing.
The front plate 100, the back plate 200, the left component 300, the right component 400 and the carrying component 550 together form an accommodation space. The front plate 100 and the back plate 200 are located on opposite two sides of the carrying component 550 respectively. The left component 300 and the right component 400 are located on opposite two sides of the carrying component 550 respectively. The left component 300 and the right component 400 is respectively configured for being slidably installed on the two sliding rail 20 which are configured for being fixed to a cabinet (not shown in the figures). Thereby, the combined rack 10 may slide relative to the sliding rail 20 along the extending direction of the left component 300 (namely the direction of arrow a).
The lower edge of the front plate 100 comprises a front support structure 101 while the lower edge of the back plate 200 comprises a back support structure 201. In this embodiment, the front support structure 101 and the back support structure 201 are both grooves.
The carrying component 550 comprises a plurality of front combining components 510 and a plurality of back combining components 520. The opposite two sides of the front combining component 510 each comprises a first combining portion 511 and a second combining portion 512. The opposite two sides of the back combining component 520 each comprises a third combining portion 521 and a fourth combining portion 522. The front plate 100 and the back plate 200 may be hollow plates or solid plates. Furthermore, in other embodiments, the number of the front combining component 510 and that of the back combining component 520 may both be one. In other embodiments, the front combining component 510 and the back combining component 520 may be connected to the front plate 100 and the back plate 200.
In this embodiment, the first combining portion 511 and the third combining portion 521 are respectively a block. The front support structure 101 and the back support structure 201 (namely two fastening grooves) are fastened with the first combining portion 511 and the third combining portion 521 (namely two blocks). In other words, the front combining component 510 is disposed on the front support structure 101 of the lower edge of the front plate 100 while the back combining component 520 is disposed on the back support structure 201 of the lower edge of the back plate 200.
Moreover, the second combining portion 512 and the fourth combining portion 522 are respectively a hook. In this embodiment, the carrying member 500 is a rack consisting of a plurality of rods while opposite two sides of the carrying member 500 comprises a rod 530 respectively. The two rods 530 are hooked at the second combining portion 512 and the fourth combining portion 522 (namely two hooks) respectively.
The two first connecting assemblies 600 each comprise a first connecting member 610, a second connecting member 620 and a first fixing member 630. The two first connecting members 610 are disposed on opposite two ends of the front plate 100. The two second connecting members 620 are disposed on the left component 300 and the right component 400 respectively and are movably combined with the two first connecting members 610 respectively. The two first fixing members 630 are respectively pivoted on the two first connecting members 610. The first fixing member 630 may move relative to the first connecting member 610 and therefore has a fixed position and an adjusted position. The first fixing member 630 at the fixed position is used for fixing the relative position between the first connecting member 610 and the second connecting member 620 while the first fixing member 630 at the adjusted position is for releasing the fastening connection between the first connecting member 610 and the second connecting member 620 so that it may adjust the relative position of the first connecting member 610 and the second connecting member 620.
The two second connecting assemblies 700 each comprises a third connecting member 710, a fourth connecting member 720 and a second fixing member 730. The two third connecting members 710 are disposed on opposite two ends of the back plate 200 respectively. The two third connecting members 710 are disposed on opposite two ends of the back plate 200. The two fourth connecting members 720 are disposed on the left component 300 and the right component 400 respectively. The two fourth connecting members 720 are movably combined with the two third connecting members 710 respectively. The two second fixing member 730 are pivoted on the two third connecting members 710 respectively. The second fixing member 730 is configured for moving relative to the third connecting member 710 and thus has a fixed position and an adjusted position. The second fixing member 730 at the fixed position is used for fixing the relative position between the third connecting member 710 and the fourth connecting member 720 while the second fixing member 730 at the adjusted position is for releasing the fastening connection between the third connecting member 710 and the fourth connecting member 720 so that it may adjust the relative position of the first connecting member 610 and the second connecting member 620. Thereby, the width between the left component 300 and the right component 400 can be adjusted.
In this embodiment, the first connecting assemblies 600 and the second connecting assemblies 700 are disposed on the front plate 100 and the back plate 200 respectively, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the first connecting assemblies 600 and the second connecting assemblies 700 may sleeve on outside of the front plate 100 and the back plate 200.
In the past, the support grooves for the carrying component 550 to combine with is disposed on the left component 300 and the right component 400. By comparison, it is now moved to the bottom part of the front plate 100 and the back plate 200 so the left component 300 and the right component 400 are not combined with the carrying component 550. As a result, when the width between the left component 300 and the right component 400 needs to be adjusted, the combined rack 10 is not limited by the size of the carrying component 550. In other words, users may adjust the width between the left component 300 and the right component 400 to fully utilize the accommodation space of the combined rack 10. Additionally, after the combined rack 10 is disassembled, the package size of the combined rack 10 can be minimized for reducing packaging and shipping costs of the combined rack 10.
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In this embodiment, the carrying component 550 comprises a front combining component 510 and a back combining component 520. The opposite two sides of the front combining component 510 comprises a first combining portion 511 and a second combining portion 512 respectively. In this embodiment, the first combining portion 511 is a fastening groove and the front support structure 101 and the back support structure 201 are both blocks. The front support structure 101 is fastened with the first combining portion 511 so that the front combining component 510 and the front plate 100 are combined with each other. In other embodiments, the first combining portion 511 may be a hook.
In this embodiment, the carrying component 550 comprises the front combining component 510 and the back combining component 520. The opposite two sides of the front combining component 510 comprises a first combining portion 511 and a second combining portion 512 respectively. In this embodiment, the first combining portion 511 is a hook and the front support structure 101 and the back support structure 201 are both fastening grooves. The front support structure 101 is fastened with the first combining portion 511 (the hook). In this embodiment, the second combining portion 512 of the front combining component 510 is fixed to the carrying member 500 by welding, but it is not limited thereto. In other embodiment, the second combining portion 512 of the front combining component 510 may be fixed to the carrying member 500 by screwing.
Though the front combining component 510 and the carrying member 500 mentioned before are not integrally formed and the back combining component 520 and the carrying member 500 mentioned before are not integrally formed, the disclosure is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the front combining component 510 and the back combining component 520 may be integrally connected to the opposite two sides of the carrying member 500 respectively.
Specifically, the lower edge of the front plate 100 comprises a front support structure 101 while the lower edge of the back plate 200 comprises a back support structure 201. The carrying member 500 comprises a carrying member 500, a front combining component 510 and a back combining component 520. The opposite two sides of the carrying component 550 are installed on the front support structure 101 and the back support structure 201 respectively. In this embodiment, the front support structure 101 and the back support structure 201 are grooves (or fastening grooves), and the carrying component 550 is a storage box. The front combining component 510 on the front side of the carrying component 550 and the back combining component 520 on the back side of the carrying component 550 are installed on the front support structure 101 and the back support structure 201, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the carrying component 550 may be a plate or a basket.
Moreover, the structure of the back plate can be different from that of the front plate but both of them have support grooves on their bottom parts for the carrying component to be installed on.
In the combined rack of the disclosure, the support structure for carrying component to be installed on are now moved to the bottom parts of front and back components. Thereby, the left and right components are no longer combined with the carrying component. As a result, when the width between the left and right components needs to be adjusted, the combined rack is not limited by the size of the carrying component. In other words, users may adjust the width between the left and right components easily to fully utilize the accommodation space of the combined rack.
Additionally, after the combined rack of the disclosure is disassembled, the package size thereof can be minimized for reducing the packaging and shipping costs.
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102110978 | Mar 2013 | TW | national |